Legendary snowboarder Shaun White reflected on his legacy after placing fourth in his fifth and final Winter Olympics. White retires with three Olympic gold medals to his name, all in snowboarding halfpipe.
"Yeah, I'm retired, that's the last of it," said White after the final.
โEvery step of the way has been great,โ White said. โIโm not looking at it from today, Iโm looking at it as a whole.โ
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On his newly acquired off-time, White said heโll use the opportunity to do some things heโs wanted to for a while.
โIโll finally have the time to do some things Iโve always wanted to, take some vacations, ride some powder,โ he said.
The Californian, who is sure to be a face of the sport for years to come, lamented on how his perspective may change.
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โIโll be watching this from the warmth of the booth,โ he said. โI wonโt have to worry about if todayโs the day Iโm going to get really hurt.โ